What if you invested $1,000 in Target in 2005? (Inflation-Adjusted)

TGT · Consumer · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in Target grew to $3,927 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $2,283 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +4.0% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$3,927

+292.7% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$2,283

+128.3% real total return

Real annualized return

+4.0%

vs. +6.6% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2005: 72% (1 dollar in 2005 = $1.72 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Target since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$1,086	$1,054
2007	$1,227	$1,156
2008	$1,118	$1,014
2009	$638	$582
2010	$1,066	$949
2011	$1,159	$990
2012	$1,097	$919
2013	$1,334	$1,094
2014	$1,281	$1,035
2015	$1,718	$1,389
2016	$1,739	$1,385
2017	$1,599	$1,246
2018	$1,945	$1,470
2019	$1,950	$1,440
2020	$3,053	$2,218
2021	$5,095	$3,525
2022	$6,284	$3,983
2023	$5,011	$3,059
2024	$4,180	$2,479
2025	$4,268	$2,481
2026	$3,408	$1,981

Inflation adjustment uses BLS CPI-U annual data, deflated to 2026 dollars. Nominal stock data from Yahoo Finance (split-adjusted closing prices). Real values are expressed in constant 2005 purchasing-power dollars. For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. See our methodology and full disclaimer.